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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7329069 | Sectional interlocking barrier bags A bag made from a length of material (10) divided into a series of three or more substantially equal sized sections (12, 14, 16, 18, 20). Every other section is filled with sand (14, 18), or other particulate material and there is an unfilled se... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314662 | Elastomeric film with anti-skid additive The present invention provides an elastomeric film having anti-skid properties. The film comprises one or more layers, wherein at least one of the layers comprises from 0.1 to 10% (by weight) of an anti-skid additive, which does not melt, or has a melt temperature g... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7261467 | Flexible container bag A flexible container bag having a pallet function. To the bottom part of a flexible container bag body (2), tubular soft fork pocket members (3) are fixed at two positions. The fork pocket member (3) has opposite end parts in the longitudinal di... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7217032 | Container for housing product and method for making same A flexible container and method for making same are provided. The container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container rests on... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207716 | Flexible container having flat walls A flexible container (10) has a base (12) that includes a bottom (20), side walls (22, 24, 26, 28) and an interior (30), the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the container re... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7178671 | Package A package including at least one absorbent article and packaging. The packaging includes a flexible pocket having a hollow interior, an opening extending into the interior, a flap for covering the opening, and an adhesive closure positioned on the flap for releasabl... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175025 | Convenience package for thin film products A convenience package for thin film products according to aspects of the present invention places a folded stack of thin film plastic bags inside a container to protect the bags during shipping, handling and dispensing. The container surrounds the plastic bags and i... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7156556 | Stand-up packaging pouch, package body and feed roll, and manufacturing methods therefor A stand-up packaging pouch manufactured in three-dimensional form or flattened form and provided with at least front face portion and rear face portion sides formed from packaging material having a pleat which is formed by folding a part of the packaging material in... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7055720 | Flexible package having a fitment pour spout and a reclosable mouth using a zipper type closure A flexible stand-up package having a releasably securable closure, a fitment pour spout and a handle. The package includes a hollow interior of the package arranged to be filled with a flowable material, e.g., cherries in syrup, whereupon the bottom of the package a... | 06/06/2006 |
| 6938549 | Methods for making slip resistant file folders Methods for producing easily and securely gripped slip-resistant file folders, including file pockets and hanging folders. The methods include providing folder paper stock; conveying the folder paper stock in the process of folder manufacture; providing a curable sl... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6716296 | Method of manufacture for easy-open film bag A manufacturing method for plastic bags recombines a layer of plastic to the outside surface of the bag to provide a portion of the outside surface with a lower melting point than the inside surface of the bag. The bags are arranged in stacks and heat is applied to ... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6604857 | Container for housing product and method for making same A flexible container and method for making same are provided. the container comprises a base portion including a bottom, side walls, and an interior, the bottom defining a substantially flat planar surface when the container houses product and the contain... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6586060 | Thin-walled synthetic resin laminated body for liquid container and method for manufacturing the same A thin-walled laminated synthetic resin body for a liquid container according to the invention comprises first and second thin-walled synthetic resin layers (10, 20), each having a curved surface portion (11, 21) and a projection (12, 22) extending outwar... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6551819 | Container for semen and other biological liquids A container for biological fluids useful in artificial insemination is disclosed. The inventive container has a nozzle for delivery of the biological liquid, wherein the nozzle has means for bending such that the container may be used in a vertical positi... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6491431 | Sandbag envelope An engaging sandbag envelope for receiving sand or another loose bulk or free-flowing medium, wherein the specific weight of the medium is higher than that of water and it does not harden during and after filling, characterised in that hook-and-loop femal... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6471402 | Formed stacking element integral with plastic storage bags The present invention 10 discloses stackable bag containers 12 having opposing mating rigid planar elements 14, 15 disposed on the interior of the bags contiguous to the walls of the bag 12 having impressed therein interlocking curvilinear grooves 16, 17 ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6428240 | Sectional interlocking sandbags A length of material, such as woven polyethylene, woven polypropylene, burlap, or other woven material, divided into a series of two or more substantially equal sized sections. Every other section is filled with sand, or other material. When the length of... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6390154 | Portable levee system and portable levee system bag A portable levee system includes a bag having a preselected geometric shape. The bag is continuous in that it has a length at least equal to its width, and is preferably many times as long. A top portion of the bag is open for receiving fill material. A p... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6334709 | Stack of bags having cursors initialed positioned offset from each other A set of at least three consecutive bags in a succession, each bag having two closure strips and a cursor situated at a respective distance (d1, d2) from one end of the strips, the strips and the cursor being identical between the ba... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6092687 | Collapsible, stackable, self-supporting container with supplemental support feature A stackable, self-supporting container comprising: (a) a semi-enclosed container body including a tubular structure having two open ends and a bottom panel enclosing one end of the container body, the other end of the tubular structure opposite from the b... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5993936 | Anti-slip device and method An anti-slip separator sheet that increases friction and reduces slippage when handling, storing and shipping goods and packages. The sheet is preferably a plastic net with polymer beads protruding from the top and bottom surfaces of the net. The polymer ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988881 | Paper sack Multi-walled paper sacks for powder products, notably plaster, have a porous paper inner wall surrounded by a paper outer wall and a vapour barrier separate from the paper inner wall. The vapour barrier may be a coating on the inside face of the outer pap... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5746979 | Method for receiving and separating a fluid into its ingredients A method of separating fluid into two or more separable fractions. One container section (2) and the adjacent portion of the other container section are made of solid material, and the two container sections are screwed together. The container sections (1... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5716136 | Bag with carrying handles A bag includes two parallel walls, each with two side edges each; a bottom connected with lower ends of the two walls and which can be folded in a plane of the walls; and two carrying handles, which in each case have two parallel legs and one cross member... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5658533 | Container for receiving and separating a fluid into its ingredients A container for receiving and separating blood plasma into its ingredients having two sealingly coupled sections (1 and 2). One container section (2) and the adjacent portion of the other container section are made of solid material, and the two container... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5609930 | Bag for packaging heavy materials A bag for packaging heavy materials, exhibiting excellent strength, content packaging performance, stacking performance on the pallets, and anti-collapsing performance. The bag is made of a multi-layer laminated film which comprises an outermost layer of ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5584599 | Modular barrier system with interconnected sandbags A modular barrier system and component bags are provided characterized by the component bags being stacked in layers and interconnected to form a retaining wall. Each bag is constructed of a woven tubular sheet that has a rectangular shape when pressed fl... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5462716 | Container for receiving and separating a fluid, preferably blood plasma, into its ingredients A container for receiving and separating blood plasma into its ingredients comprises two sealingly coupled sections (1 and 2). One container section (2) and the adjacent portion of the other container section are made of solid material, and the two contai... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5129735 | Trash compactor bag The invention features a single film construction with two distinctly different surface characteristics for a trash compactor bag composite. The high slip interior layer integrally bonded to a tacky carbon outside layer forms a moisture proof, odor adsorb... | 07/14/1992 |
| 5071689 | Hinged zipper An extruded plastic zipper structure comprising a continuous series of predetermined length zipper sections, and hinges connecting the zipper sections together so that the sections can be fan-folded upon one another.... | 12/10/1991 |
| 4953987 | Cone top to flat top fabric transport bag The improved bag and method of the present invention introduces relates to a bulk bag which would include four (4) side portions, each of the side portions joined at their edges for forming a bulk container space therewithin, a susbstantially flat bottom ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4904092 | Roll of thermoplastic bags A continuous roll or stack of thermoplastic bags having improved openability is disclosed. The bags feature an area of permanently tacky, pressure-sensitive adhesive, applied to an outer surface of each bag. When a bag is pulled from the roll or stack, th... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4765381 | Sign carrier and storage bag A sign storage and carrying apparatus having first and second cover panels and having first and second side walls fixed to the opposed lateral edges of the cover panels to retain the cover panels in a parallel, substantially coextensive condition. An uppe... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4733780 | Block-sealed flexible saddle bags A block of paired, side-gussetted, bottom-weld bags. Each bag has an opening on one side to facilitate the removal of individual bags from the block.... | 03/29/1988 |
| 4668292 | Vehicle traction material and bag therefor A vehicle traction material comprises a water scavenging agent such as an oxide, and a parting agent such as a stearate or oleate for keeping the material noncaking and free flowing. A relatively dense abrasive agent in either powdery or granular form imp... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4650368 | Flood water containment bag A flood water containment bag constructed of lightweight, inexpensive porous material with a quantity of water absorbent material therein which increases substantially in volume and weight when it absorbs water entering into the interior of the bag. The b... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4560598 | Plastics film and bags and sacks therefrom A thermoplastics bag whose wall has an outer layer and an inner layer, each of which is formed by melt-extrusion from an ethylene polymer, the outer layer containing an isobutylene polymer in an amount sufficient to increase the coefficient of friction. A... | 12/24/1985 |
| 4545781 | Method for applying coupon packets to paper bags A combination of a self-opening shopping bag and a coupon packet is disclosed together with apparatus and a method for making same. A flat coupon packet containing coupons is affixed to the front panel of the bag. The coupon packet is sized and positioned... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4502599 | Package and method of packaging resealable plastic bags A package of resealable polymeric bags is formed by stacking the bags formed with a flap having a strip of pressure-sensitive adhesive extending beyond the flap such that the sealing flap of each successive bag is the mounting means for that bag in the pa... | 03/05/1985 |
| 4499599 | Stackable flexible bulk container A stackable flexible bulk container includes a bag portion of woven polypropylene and is comprised of a bottom wall, a top wall and an encircling side wall. At least two lifting strap loops are provided so that the container can be lifted by the tongs of ... | 02/12/1985 |
